What Does ‘Discovery’ Mean? This year my school created a Discovery Lab, my first assignment is to think about what discovery mean? Discovery means to find out something new. For example, Christopher Columbus discovered America. Also, Thomas Edison discovered a light bulb. Before I sign out, remember none of those people ever gave up. In my portfolio picture a man is climbing Mount Everest. That is what discovery means to me.
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Crusie Arcade Game - Crusie Marble:
Research Paper
Identify the Problem How can we, as Caine has inspired, demonstrate through teamwork our imagination, determination, and passion for creativity and innovation, with our own arcade constructions? Explore What Makes an Effective Professional Arcade Game?
I think to make effective professional arcade game takes confidence, intelligence, and hard work. The game that I will be evaluating is Running Man 2. The creator is Camadro incorporated. There is a running man dodging the walls and ditches. Use the arrow-keys or WASD to move the character all around. Use the space bar to make the character jump over the obstacles. Also if you beat the first level, you go on to the next level. The rules are located under the game frame. I would rate this game in difficulty from 1-4, a 3. You win the game by beating all of the levels. If you win the game, it says “Congratulations,” and you can play again .
To build the game you would need cardboard, tape/glue, plastic character, and a poster board. I think this game would cost $30 and to build $40.
Running man 2 is the game I chose it is located at:
http://www.Freearcade.com/RunningMan2.flash/RunningMan2.html. Design Brief What is the Concept Design of My Crusie Arcade Game?
The name of Kevin and Matthew’s arcade game is Cruzie Marble. You play the game by getting the ball through a big maze by flicking the ball. The ball will need to go through holes to get past the maze. There will be a piece of paper on the side of the box to tell you the directions. The level of difficulty is 3 out of 1-4 rating star system. You win the game by getting the ball in the holes that have higher points. If you win the game you get a prize, and we give you a high five.
In our blueprint of the game we have a front, back, and side view of our game. On the front you can see a flicking spot where you are going to flick the ball. On the side you can see a diagram of the whole game. On the back you can see the down-ramp and point area.
The materials that you need are duct tape, cardboard, balls, toilet paper tubes, and foam. To build the game it will take about 8 classes. The main problem is the ramp that we cannot get to stick to the board. The other problem is getting the duct tape to stay on the board.
Create What are the Stages of the Building Process? "It Began" ... "It Transformed" ... "It Became" ... "It Will Be" (PowerPoint) Try It Out What were the Results of Testing Our Game?
Examiner: Mrs.Cooper
Date: 2/4/13
Praise: Very creative idea, fun, competitive.
Question: Will a heavier or a bigger ball help with the obstacle course?
Polish: Cut the 1000 and the 200 hole larger, larger ball, change prize for winner allow player to pick which ball.
Student Comment: Thank you for coming to play Crusie Marble. We tried to make it a competitive game, and it worked. We tried to make it a hard game so we did not want the ball to go in every time. Thanks, I think that is a good idea to cut the hole larger. We were thinking about it. We were going to change the prize but then we messed up and put it in the prize jar and someone bought it.
Examiner: Mrs. Koska
Date: 1/31/13
Praise: Like how the holes are not on top. They are on the bottom. Love the dinosaurs cause they stop the ball. It makes it more difficult.
Question: What gave you the idea of the dinosaurs? Dinosaurs impede the ball from going directly in the holes.
Polish: Put the backsplash behind so it doesn’t keep going out.
Student Comment: Thank you for playing Crusie Marble. We really worked hard onputting the game together. We knew we could not put the holes on top. Natty had leftover dinosaurs from his arcade game, so we asked if we could use them. We were thinking about putting a backsplash, and I think we will. The dinosaurs really helped our game.
Examiner: Mrs. Horst
Date: 1/31/15
Praise: I liked how you had to be flexible with your game and were able to change the design of the game. Excellent job! Very creative game!
Question: Would you consider adding more dinosaurs? This would make it more difficult. When will you get your prizes?
Polish: Add the rule to the rule sheet about how you have to subtract points if the ball comes out
Student Comment: I appreciate you coming in and testing our game! Thanks for the praise! We got our prizes the next day! We got the dinosaurs from Natty, but I would still try more. If we had more time I would have definitely add the rule to the rule sheet.
Sketch ofProfessional Arcade Game "Running Man 2":
Orthographic Design for Crusie Arcade Game:
PowerPoint Creation of Crusie Arcade Game:
Crusie Arcade Game Examinations:
Make It Better Reflection on Project
What can we do to improve our Arcade Creation?
I could improve my game by putting more dinosaurs to stop you from scoring. I could also improve my game by having more prizes because nobody wanted to play the game because we only had silly bands.
Specifically, how would we do this?
I would do this by asking Natty if we could borrow more dinosaurs to put in our game. Also by buying some more prizes like bouncy balls, candy, etc.
Reflection on Process
What did you learn to do with the Crusie Arcade Project?
I learned that you should not use too much tape.
What do you know now that you didn’t know before doing the Project?
I did not know that this kid from L.A. named Caine made his own arcade out of cardboard.
What can you do now that you couldn’t before doing this project?
We can use whatever we want to build with.
What did you like about the project that helped your learning?
Making an arcade game out of cardboard.
What can you do now that you couldn’t before doing this project?
What could have been done differently to help your learning?
We should have not have spent all of our time on just the decorations. A Final Reflection: I could improve Crusie Marble by using more dinosaurs to stop the balls from going in the holes. We could also improve our game by having more prizes because we only had silly bands. I would do this by asking Natty if we could borrow more dinosaurs. We could fix the other problem by buying some more prizes like bouncy balls, candy, etc. I learned that you should not use too much tape. I did not know that this kid from L.A. named Caine made his own arcade out of cardboard. So that is how we got inspired to do this project. First, we started by planning what our game was going to look like. Then, we started building - we made the basic part of the game first. After that we just took it step by step. We came up with this design after we did this marble project with our table group. I really enjoyed the process of building the game. The problem that we had was that we wanted to make a tube for the marble to go down. Later, we found that the tube was not working so we did a ramp instead. At the end I felt amazed by our project regardless of the minor mistakes. Finally, when it was all over, I loved my Crusie Arcade game!
Crusie Arcade Game Presentation - Gaming Week:
Project Based Learning ...
Hurricane! To the Rescue! - PBL Steps:
Marine Engineers Launch Activity
Hurricane! To the Rescue! Group Challenge Driving Question: How can we, as Marine Engineers, design and create Discovery Center Navigable Rescue Vessels for Hurricane Disaster Victims? Knowledge and Skills:
What is a Marine Engineer Professional? Product:
What are Examples of Navigable Rescue Vessels Instruments? Presentation:
How can we, as Entrepreneurial Journalists, create and publish nnNet, an on-line Discovery Center magazine and Student-Owned-and-Operated-Stockholding Business, to support and share the projects of our Discovery Center?
Culmination:
How can we, as St. Paul’s Discovery Center Kids and using all that we have learned through our PBL project, design and create navigable rescue vessels for our Hurricane! To the Rescue! Sailing competition?
Cardboard Boat Blueprints - Koska 4Aa "The Raven Bears" - "The Watermelon"
Discovering ...
What Does ‘Discovery’ Mean?
This year my school created a Discovery Lab, my first assignment is to think about what discovery mean? Discovery means to find out something new. For example, Christopher Columbus discovered America. Also, Thomas Edison discovered a light bulb. Before I sign out, remember none of those people ever gave up. In my portfolio picture a man is climbing Mount Everest. That is what discovery means to me.
Cooperating and Collaborating ...
Team Banner
The Engineering Design Process ...
Research Paper
Identify the Problem
How can we, as Caine has inspired, demonstrate through teamwork our imagination, determination, and passion for creativity and innovation, with our own arcade constructions?
Explore
What Makes an Effective Professional Arcade Game?
I think to make effective professional arcade game takes confidence, intelligence, and hard work. The game that I will be evaluating is Running Man 2. The creator is Camadro incorporated. There is a running man dodging the walls and ditches. Use the arrow-keys or WASD to move the character all around. Use the space bar to make the character jump over the obstacles. Also if you beat the first level, you go on to the next level. The rules are located under the game frame. I would rate this game in difficulty from 1-4, a 3. You win the game by beating all of the levels. If you win the game, it says “Congratulations,” and you can play again .
To build the game you would need cardboard, tape/glue, plastic character, and a poster board. I think this game would cost $30 and to build $40.
Running man 2 is the game I chose it is located at:
http://www.Freearcade.com/RunningMan2.flash/RunningMan2.html.
Design Brief
What is the Concept Design of My Crusie Arcade Game?
The name of Kevin and Matthew’s arcade game is Cruzie Marble. You play the game by getting the ball through a big maze by flicking the ball. The ball will need to go through holes to get past the maze. There will be a piece of paper on the side of the box to tell you the directions. The level of difficulty is 3 out of 1-4 rating star system. You win the game by getting the ball in the holes that have higher points. If you win the game you get a prize, and we give you a high five.
In our blueprint of the game we have a front, back, and side view of our game. On the front you can see a flicking spot where you are going to flick the ball. On the side you can see a diagram of the whole game. On the back you can see the down-ramp and point area.
The materials that you need are duct tape, cardboard, balls, toilet paper tubes, and foam. To build the game it will take about 8 classes. The main problem is the ramp that we cannot get to stick to the board. The other problem is getting the duct tape to stay on the board.
Create
What are the Stages of the Building Process?
"It Began" ... "It Transformed" ... "It Became" ... "It Will Be" (PowerPoint)
Try It Out
What were the Results of Testing Our Game?
Examiner: Mrs.Cooper
Date: 2/4/13
Praise: Very creative idea, fun, competitive.
Question: Will a heavier or a bigger ball help with the obstacle course?
Polish: Cut the 1000 and the 200 hole larger, larger ball, change prize for winner allow player to pick which ball.
Student Comment: Thank you for coming to play Crusie Marble. We tried to make it a competitive game, and it worked. We tried to make it a hard game so we did not want the ball to go in every time. Thanks, I think that is a good idea to cut the hole larger. We were thinking about it. We were going to change the prize but then we messed up and put it in the prize jar and someone bought it.
Examiner: Mrs. Koska
Date: 1/31/13
Praise: Like how the holes are not on top. They are on the bottom. Love the dinosaurs cause they stop the ball. It makes it more difficult.
Question: What gave you the idea of the dinosaurs? Dinosaurs impede the ball from going directly in the holes.
Polish: Put the backsplash behind so it doesn’t keep going out.
Student Comment: Thank you for playing Crusie Marble. We really worked hard onputting the game together. We knew we could not put the holes on top. Natty had leftover dinosaurs from his arcade game, so we asked if we could use them. We were thinking about putting a backsplash, and I think we will. The dinosaurs really helped our game.
Examiner: Mrs. Horst
Date: 1/31/15
Praise: I liked how you had to be flexible with your game and were able to change the design of the game. Excellent job! Very creative game!
Question: Would you consider adding more dinosaurs? This would make it more difficult. When will you get your prizes?
Polish: Add the rule to the rule sheet about how you have to subtract points if the ball comes out
Student Comment: I appreciate you coming in and testing our game! Thanks for the praise! We got our prizes the next day! We got the dinosaurs from Natty, but I would still try more. If we had more time I would have definitely add the rule to the rule sheet.
Orthographic Design for Crusie Arcade Game:
PowerPoint Creation of Crusie Arcade Game:
Crusie Arcade Game Examinations:
Reflection on Project
What can we do to improve our Arcade Creation?
I could improve my game by putting more dinosaurs to stop you from scoring. I could also improve my game by having more prizes because nobody wanted to play the game because we only had silly bands.
Specifically, how would we do this?
I would do this by asking Natty if we could borrow more dinosaurs to put in our game. Also by buying some more prizes like bouncy balls, candy, etc.
Reflection on Process
What did you learn to do with the Crusie Arcade Project?
I learned that you should not use too much tape.
What do you know now that you didn’t know before doing the Project?
I did not know that this kid from L.A. named Caine made his own arcade out of cardboard.
What can you do now that you couldn’t before doing this project?
We can use whatever we want to build with.
What did you like about the project that helped your learning?
Making an arcade game out of cardboard.
What can you do now that you couldn’t before doing this project?
What could have been done differently to help your learning?
We should have not have spent all of our time on just the decorations.
A Final Reflection:
I could improve Crusie Marble by using more dinosaurs to stop the balls from going in the holes. We could also improve our game by having more prizes because we only had silly bands. I would do this by asking Natty if we could borrow more dinosaurs. We could fix the other problem by buying some more prizes like bouncy balls, candy, etc. I learned that you should not use too much tape. I did not know that this kid from L.A. named Caine made his own arcade out of cardboard. So that is how we got inspired to do this project. First, we started by planning what our game was going to look like. Then, we started building - we made the basic part of the game first. After that we just took it step by step. We came up with this design after we did this marble project with our table group. I really enjoyed the process of building the game. The problem that we had was that we wanted to make a tube for the marble to go down. Later, we found that the tube was not working so we did a ramp instead. At the end I felt amazed by our project regardless of the minor mistakes. Finally, when it was all over, I loved my Crusie Arcade game!
Crusie Arcade Game Presentation - Gaming Week:
Project Based Learning ...
Marine Engineers
Launch Activity
Hurricane! To the Rescue! Group Challenge
Driving Question:
How can we, as Marine Engineers, design and create Discovery Center Navigable Rescue Vessels for Hurricane Disaster Victims?
Knowledge and Skills:
What is a Marine Engineer Professional?
Product:
What are Examples of Navigable Rescue Vessels Instruments?
Presentation:
How can we, as Entrepreneurial Journalists, create and publish nnNet, an on-line Discovery Center magazine and Student-Owned-and-Operated-Stockholding Business, to support and share the projects of our Discovery Center?
Culmination:
How can we, as St. Paul’s Discovery Center Kids and using all that we have learned through our PBL project, design and create navigable rescue vessels for our Hurricane! To the Rescue! Sailing competition?
Cardboard Boat Blueprints - Koska 4Aa "The Raven Bears" - "The Watermelon"